Baotown by Wang Anyi

Published 1985 · 45,000 words · about 3 hours at an average pace · Literary Fiction

How hard is Baotown to read?

Baotown scores 6.1 out of 10 for difficulty, making it quite demanding.

  • Vocabulary complexity: 4.6 out of 10
  • Sentence structure: 4.2 out of 10
  • Abstract concepts: 5.2 out of 10
  • Information density: 4.8 out of 10

Literary standing

Baotown holds a literary regard score of 6.8 out of 10 on ReadingRate, reflecting its canonical status, critical acclaim, and influence.

About the author

Wang Anyi